Meaning and history
From Japanese 茜 (akane), meaning “deep red” or “dye from the rubia plant,” though other kanji or kanji combinations can also be used to write this name.
20062006: 7 births, rank #13,606
2007: 9 births, rank #11,630
2008: 5 births, rank #17,504
2009: 11 births, rank #9,975
2010: 13 births, rank #8,701
20112011: 7 births, rank #13,347
2012: 7 births, rank #13,483
2013: 10 births, rank #10,235
2014: 8 births, rank #11,931
2015: 11 births, rank #9,481
20162016: 13 births, rank #8,393
2017: 13 births, rank #8,299
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
2019: 14 births, rank #7,716
2020: 15 births, rank #7,212
20212021: 5 births, rank #15,251
2022: 12 births, rank #8,542
2023: 10 births, rank #9,616
2024: 6 births, rank #13,477
20252025: 13 births, rank #7,885
In 2025, 13 babies were recorded with the name Akane, ranking #7,885 among girls.